India's expressway boom stalls at the loading dock: truck speeds barely budge, squeezing retail margins
MoRTH study finds Indian trucks crawl at 37-38 kmph on highways and just 47-48 kmph on expressways—half of US/China norms—as loading/unloading delays erase road upgrades. Ministry seeks DPIIT action on turnaround times, threatening FMCG, cold chain and quick-commerce cost structures even as logistics drops to 10-10.5% of GDP.
Government study finds Indian truck speeds barely improved despite expressway expansion, with loading/unloading delays eroding gains. MoRTH seeks DPIIT intervention on turnaround times, time-bound delivery mandates—directly impacting retail supply chains, cold chain, quick commerce and FMCG distribution costs.